{ "id": "epta53z2zk", "slug": "game-changer", "title": "Game Changer", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries", "label": "Comedy, drama, and general-genre web series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "label": "Premiered 2017 to 2021", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "label": "United States · 2001 to 2020: Premiered 2017 to 2021", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "path": [ { "id": "geo.us", "label": "United States", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001", "label": "United States · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries", "label": "Comedy, drama, and general-genre web series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "label": "Premiered 2017 to 2021", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Game Changer is a Dropout comedy game show created and hosted by Sam Reich, premiering September 20, 2019, in which comedians play a new game each episode without knowing its rules.", "snippet": "Game Changer is a Dropout comedy game show created and hosted by Sam Reich, premiering September 20, 2019, in which comedians play a new game each episode without knowing its rules.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "markdown": "# Game Changer\n\n**Game Changer** is an American comedy game show that premiered on the streaming service Dropout on September 20, 2019, in which a rotating cast of comedians competes in a new game each episode without being told the rules in advance; the players must work out what the game actually is while playing it.[1](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/collegehumors-dropout-to-debut-game-show-game-changer-20190829) • [2](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/game-changer) It was created by [Sam Reich](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-reich), Dropout's chief executive officer, who also serves as host.[3](https://dropout.fandom.com/wiki/Game_Changer)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Premiere | September 20, 2019, on Dropout, the subscription streaming service of CollegeHumor[1](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/collegehumors-dropout-to-debut-game-show-game-changer-20190829) |\n| Format | A new game with a surprise premise every episode; contestants begin each round without knowing the rules and must figure them out while competing[2](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/game-changer) |\n| Creator and host | Sam Reich, CEO of Dropout[3](https://dropout.fandom.com/wiki/Game_Changer) • [4](https://parade.com/tv/sam-reich-game-changers-season-7-interview-exclusive) |\n| Seasons | Seven seasons listed on Dropout's site, with season 7 running April 7 to August 25, 2025 across 11 episodes[5](https://www.dropout.tv/shows/game-changer) • [6](https://thetvdb.com/series/game-changer/seasons/official/7) |\n| Episode length | Roughly 40 to 64 minutes in season 7; TheTVDB lists an average runtime of 36 minutes for the series[6](https://thetvdb.com/series/game-changer/seasons/official/7) • [2](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/game-changer) |\n| Recognition | Season 7 won a People's Voice Award at the 2026 Webby Awards in the comedy series and channels category[7](https://winners.webbyawards.com/2026/video-film/series-channels/comedy/374387/game-changer--season-7) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Seasons\n\nThe first season ran weekly from September 20 to October 18, 2019, with five episodes.[8](https://thetvdb.com/series/game-changer/allseasons/official) Season 2 ran from February 29 to May 8, 2020, with six episodes including Do I Hear $1?, Sleeper Agents, and the finale Yes or No.[11](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/game-changer/seasons/official/2)\n\nSeason 7 premiered on April 7, 2025 with the episode One Year Later and concluded on August 25, 2025 with the finale Samalamadingdong, airing 11 episodes on a roughly biweekly schedule.[6](https://thetvdb.com/series/game-changer/seasons/official/7) Its episodes included You-lympics, Earnest-est, Crowd Control, The Drinking Game, One and Done, Rulette, Fool's Gold, Who Wants to Be Jacob Wysocki?, and Outvoted.[5](https://www.dropout.tv/shows/game-changer)\n\n## Format\n\nEach episode is a self-contained game show with a different premise. The official description is that the game changes every show and that players begin each round without knowing the rules, and must figure them out while competing to win.[2](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/game-changer) Reich described the premise in a 2025 interview as deceptively simple: a rotating cast of comedians competes in a new game show each episode, but the players do not know the rules going in and must figure them out as they play.[4](https://parade.com/tv/sam-reich-game-changers-season-7-interview-exclusive)\n\nThe games themselves vary widely. Early episodes included a lie-detector interrogation of the contestants, a noise-making contest, a murder-mystery whodunnit, and a challenge in which contestants had to feed a giant mouth exactly what it wanted.[8](https://thetvdb.com/series/game-changer/allseasons/official) Later episodes have included a lip-reading challenge, an impromptu cosplay contest called ChangerCon, and a parody of [Jeopardy!](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeopardy)[8](https://thetvdb.com/series/game-changer/allseasons/official)\n\n## Production and platform\n\nDropout announced the series in August 2019 as a game show with ever-changing rules and challenges, debuting on the subscription service on Friday, September 20.[1](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/collegehumors-dropout-to-debut-game-show-game-changer-20190829) The service had launched in 2018 as the streaming arm of [CollegeHumor](https://www.edgepedia.org/collegehumor), which fully rebranded as Dropout in September 2023; the platform focuses primarily on unscripted comedy and charges $6.99 a month for a subscription.[9](https://ccstartup.com/blog/2023/12/09/inside-game-changer-the-internets-favorite-game-show/) • [10](https://www.dropout.tv/faq)\n\nGame Changer is one of Dropout's mainstays alongside the tabletop actual-play show [Dimension 20](https://www.edgepedia.org/dimension-20) and the trivia show Um, Actually.[9](https://ccstartup.com/blog/2023/12/09/inside-game-changer-the-internets-favorite-game-show/)\n\n## Reception\n\nThe New York Times called Game Changer \"a fun and unpredictable game show,\" and the outlet /Film called it \"the best comedy series on streaming,\" quotes featured on the show's page on Dropout.[5](https://www.dropout.tv/shows/game-changer) Season 7 won a People's Voice Award at the 2026 Webby Awards.[7](https://winners.webbyawards.com/2026/video-film/series-channels/comedy/374387/game-changer--season-7) Common Sense Media notes that the series has a fervent fanbase and that its occasional drawback is a reliance on in-jokes that only longtime viewers who know the cast will understand.[12](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/game-changer)\n\n## References\n\n1. [CollegeHumor's DROPOUT to Debut Game Show GAME CHANGER, BroadwayWorld (August 29, 2019)](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/collegehumors-dropout-to-debut-game-show-game-changer-20190829)\n2. [Game Changer, TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/game-changer)\n3. [Game Changer, Dropout Wiki (Fandom)](https://dropout.fandom.com/wiki/Game_Changer)\n4. [Sam Reich's 'Game Changer' Is the Boldest Comedy Show You're Not Watching (Yet), Parade (April 8, 2025)](https://parade.com/tv/sam-reich-game-changers-season-7-interview-exclusive)\n5. [Game Changer, Dropout](https://www.dropout.tv/shows/game-changer)\n6. [Game Changer, Season 7, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/game-changer/seasons/official/7)\n7. [Game Changer, Season 7, People's Voice Winner, 2026 The Webby Awards](https://winners.webbyawards.com/2026/video-film/series-channels/comedy/374387/game-changer--season-7)\n8. [Game Changer, Aired Order, All Seasons, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/game-changer/allseasons/official)\n9. [Inside 'Game Changer,' the internet's favorite game show, Creative Collaboration (December 9, 2023)](https://ccstartup.com/blog/2023/12/09/inside-game-changer-the-internets-favorite-game-show/)\n10. [Frequently Asked Questions, Dropout](https://www.dropout.tv/faq)\n11. [Game Changer, Season 2, TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/game-changer/seasons/official/2)\n12. [Game Changer, Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/game-changer)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Comedy, drama, and general-genre web series › Premiered 2017 to 2021*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/game-changer", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/game-changer.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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